Relationship dossier
Mozambique
Qatar
Relationship assessment
Bilateral agreements provide a framework for Mozambique–Qatar economic and technical cooperation.
Mozambique toward Qatar
+20The Mozambican government entered into bilateral agreements and memoranda with Qatar during the Qatari emir’s 2017 visit, including arrangements concerning trade, investment and air services.
Qatar toward Mozambique
+20The Qatari government signed bilateral agreements and memoranda with Mozambique during the emir’s 2017 visit, covering areas including trade, investment and air services.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a cooperative framework built around bilateral agreements on economic and technical matters. The 2017 agreements indicate government engagement, but the extent of their implementation and the durability of cooperation are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Mozambique and Qatar have pursued bilateral economic and technical cooperation. During the Qatari emir’s 2017 visit to Mozambique, the governments signed agreements and memoranda covering areas including trade, investment and air services. These arrangements indicate practical cooperation, though their implementation and the breadth of sustained cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
During the Qatari emir’s visit to Mozambique, the governments signed agreements and memoranda covering areas including trade, investment and air services.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which the agreements signed in 2017 have been implemented is unclear.
- The scope of ongoing government cooperation beyond the 2017 agreements is unclear.